Protesters take to Seoul streets to demand President Park's ouster

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Thousands of South Koreans took to Seoul's streets to demand President Park Geun-hye step down in the wake of allegations that Park let her friend, Choi Soon-Sil, interfere in important state affairs.

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A protester wearing a mask of Park Geun-Hye holds a placard saying "Why do you need Halloween fest? We can see all the horror in our lives," during the protest.

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A protester wearing a traditional Korean mask holds a placard saying "You Need to Resign Now" during the protest.

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Police estimated that around 12,000 demonstrators attended the evening protest, according to the country's semi-official Yonhap news agency.

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A protester satirizes President Park's relationship with Choi Soon-Sil, wearing a costume of a shaman during the Saturday night protest.

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"The Choi Soon-Sil crisis revealed that President Park Geun-Hye has neither the ability nor capacity to administer the government," protest leader Han Sun-bum said Saturday. "So we've gathered to demand Park resign, and we are going to keep protesting to urge for resignation until Park steps down."

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Protesters wearing masks of South Korean President Park Geun-Hye and her confidante Choi Soon-Sil perform before a candlelit rally in central Seoul on Saturday.

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Thousands gathered in Seoul Saturday night to demand that South Korean President Park Geun-Hye step down, citing her judgment in sharing classified documents as evidence that she is unfit to continue running the country.